Woolum, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in St. Joe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72675. It stands on Richland Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eula quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1892 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1939 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Snowball quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Eula quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
188 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Woolum between 1994 and 2020, burning about 16,159 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 81 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 81 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2012 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Buffalo National River | MCCUTCHEON GAP SOUTH |
| 24 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Buffalo National River | HANGOVER BLUFF |
| 20 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Buffalo National River | MT. HERSEY |
| 18 July 2005 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Buffalo National River | WOOLUMPILE |
| 7 June 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 120 acres | Buffalo National River | FLAT ROCK |
| 20 June 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Buffalo National River | CAVE CREEK CHUTE |
| 18 June 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Buffalo National River | BUCKET FIR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Woolum: 6 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Dolomite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confederate | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Old Granby Mine | Lead, Zinc, Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Belle of Wichita Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bald Hill | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Campbell | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Markham | Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Yount | Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woolum in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2014: 2 flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flood | Woolum | $500,000 | Heavy rain caused the Buffalo River at St. Joe to crest above major flood level. The river crested at the third highest crest of history. There was some minor damage to county roads and infrastructure. National Park facilities were also damaged with losses to campgrounds and other park facilities. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Woolum | $150,000 | The Buffalo River near St. Joe stream gage rose to moderate flood level after heavy rainfall in the upper portion of the watershed. While mostly a wildness area, some recreational facilities were damaged by flooding. Some road damage was also reported in the county near the river crossings. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woolum | $5,000 | Some trees were blown down. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Woolum | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Peter | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Hall (historical) | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Horn Mountain (historical) | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Blanco | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Eula | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Clutes (historical) | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Dry Creek (historical) | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| Snowball | 5.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 74184. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.













